Kandwal Surname

153,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Kandwal Surname User-submission:

The Kandwal surname was originated from Garhwal Pauri district of Uttrakhand.

Kandwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,8251:271,52815,486
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Oman41:921,9937,313
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kandwal (30) may also be a first name.

Kandwal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kandwal surname was originated from Garhwal Pauri district of Uttrakhand.

- aditya_kandwal

Kandwal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kandwal Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kandwal (Hindi: कण्डवाल, Marathi: कंडवाल) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandwal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kandwal is the 153,254th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,540,100 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kandwal reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 30 people.

Kandwal is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 2,825 people, or 1 in 271,528. In India Kandwal is mostly found in: Uttarkhand, where 64 percent are found, Delhi, where 18 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 5 percent are found. Beside India this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khandwal931,035/
Kandhwal936/
Kandwale931/
Kandwaal931/
Kanndwal931/
Kaandwal931/
Khanddwal883/
Khandwale881/
Khandwaal881/
Kondwal86113/
Kandval8649/
Kandual8632/
Kantwal865/
Khandual806,282/
Khantwal801,055/
Khandval80159/
Kanthwal8045/
Kondwale8026/
Khandbal802/
Kandball801/
Khandhual7521/
Kondhwale757/
Khanthwal756/
Khanduaal752/
Kondual71107/
Khandbahal711/
Khantual67107/
Khondual6710/
Candvale679/
Konduale675/
Kondvale675/
Khamtwal673/
Cantwall671/
Khanthual633/
Kondhvale632/
Cantual578/
Qasimdual501/

Kandwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandwal in the Hindi language
कण्डवालkandavala80.92
कंडवालkandavala13.86
कन्डवालkandavala2.81
काण्डवालkandavala0.5
कडंवालkadanvala0.3
कर्णवालkarnavala0.2
चन्द्रcandra0.2
कान्डवालkandavala0.2
कण्ड़वालkanravala0.2
कण्डवलkandavala0.1
कण्डपालkandapala0.1
कण्वालkanvala0.1
कडवालkadavala0.1
Kandwal in the Marathi language
कंडवालkandavala44.44
कांालkamala22.22
खंडवालkhandavala16.67
कान्ालkanala11.11
कंदवालkandavala5.56

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